Follow Joseph Johnson’s glorious and relentless pursuit of his cooking dream as he works his way up the cooking echelon in the kitchen of Mélisse — Chef Josiah Citrin’s shining star in the Los Angeles food scene.
Produced by Life & Thyme in Los Angeles: http://lifeandthyme.com/
Directed by Nathan Sage: http://nathansage.com/.
Music by Kye Kye and Jules Massenet.
Featuring: Joseph Johnson of Mélisse in Santa Monica, California: http://melisse.com/.
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44 Comments
You know what it takes to be anything worth while in your life? Self sacrifice!
Jeeze man, just move to a different city where we don't have to sacrifice anything to be chefs.
Excellent mini documentary!
To think that I had dreams of becoming a chef when I was in high school over 20 years ago.
Thank God I reconsidered…
The difference between dining and eating…
……..man i miss yes chef
I'm not gonna lie I don't agree with this worldwide culture of excellence
Where you have to work long inhumane hours, be stressed 18 hours a day and etc.
He hardly smiles and it seems like he's just working towards the idea of being excellent and living in LA while not defining his own path.
Other than that it seems like a necessary evil towards a path in entrepreneurship.
I have been a CEC for 35 years. I WISH all the cooks I knew had this young mans drive!!! He WILL go a very long way in this business!
When he said at the end of the day I’m just a cook and I love making people happy, I love that!
So much French influence in southern cooking.
Everything about chef story is always interesting to me
Hii , is there any way to be chef abroad someone please reply
i know this is old.. but lol what a joke. you are a cook in a kitchen get over yourself loool.
annoying soundtrack or noise , idk what those whistles are in the background. feel free to remove this video @foodie
Yes, that's exactly what we thrive on. I love seeing people full and satisfied.
I get the ambition, but still…There’s nothing dumber than working your ass off, sweating for less than 25 dollars per hour and then do a educational video acting like a pro, when the realism is just a nose-dose of white powder in every shift just to make it in a 16 hour shift.
I just started my journey at dennys my 1st cook job not much , but i honestly enjoy it my goal is to work at a 5 star restaurant one day
What heroine is to junkies cooking is to this man
I’m an upcoming Chef and I went to school first instead of working in a kitchen I can’t wait to start and get a chance. It’s actually hard to find a place when you have no experience in the kitchen. 😞
İ love it too :))
the background sound is to high I can barely hear the man speak.
Still wouldn't change it for the world
Same here, peanut butter and jelly.
how do they get away with no hairnets? just curious
Food is life, being a chef i will never do anything else. Ive been a chef since i was a teen. I will retire and die as a chef.
No better feeling then being called "Chef". You can work in kitchens your whole life and arrive in a new environment and not be called "Chef" no matter how hard you have trained to be in the position you are in your career. That's when you know you're either in the wrong place or the staff are the wrong staff.
Him: " be a chef"
me: " your nails are dirty… " 3:57
Y everyone Try so hard to have a story. Just cook
Can't stand the liberals that come with the cooking scene
Bro anywhere around world you cook in Restaurants industry it takes Self Sacrifice❤
who is here for the 1.05 assinment in flvs lol
I mostly don’t realize how helpful knife sharpening is
Beautiful film!
I'm sure you're a great Chief in a fantastic restraraunt, but that background music or whatever it is, is really annoying
This is my dream
People tend to forget that the michelin came first from car tiers 😂 and back in the day the food wasnt fine dining, fine dining looks good and okey taste.
A chef with dirty finger nails and no hair net? Pass.
Burnt black toast?
He's special.. u gotta be to do what he does.
I watch this video probably twice a year.
I can't believe this video is ten years old now. It's been about ten years for myself since I started being really hands on & started cooking. I always come back to this video if I ever need some inspo. 7 restaurants and 2 catering gigs later I can truly say I have not thought about doing anything else with my career! I love this job always, no matter how insane it can get. Whatever tomorrow brings! Cheers Chef!
Not gonna lie watched this so many times
I think being a chef is truly poetic. Taking what God has provided and creating something to glorify that gift making others happy.
The music in this video is awful.
If you go to Cali to live there you are Foolish. Lived there 8 yrs. Never again. Not even vacation.